RoboteQ Dual Channel Digital Motor Controller AX2550, User Manual, Page: 74 / 186

Installing, Connecting and Using the Encoder Mod-
74 AX1500 Motor Controller User’s Manual Version 1.9b. June 1, 2007
Using this circuit when the switch is open, a 0V (low-level) output from the encoder goes
through a 1k and 4.7k voltage divider, thus creating a voltage that will never be below 0.8V
at the encoder module’s input.
When the switch is activated, the module’s input is pulled to 0V.
It is recommended that a voltmeter and/or oscilloscope be used to verify that the right volt-
age levels are created as the encoder rotates and the switches activate.
You may also use the Encoder setup/test function in the Roborun utility (see “Encoder
Testing and Setting Using the PC Utility” on page 79). If the wiring is correct, the counters
should increment/decrement as the motor rotate. The switch indicators should be always
off unless the switches are actually activated.
Encoder
SW1 SW2
Encoder Module
1kOhm
GND
5V Out
Ch A In
Ch A
Ch B
Ch B In
5V
GND
1kOhm
4.7kOhm 4.7kOhm
FIGURE 44. Signals seen by encoder using multi-levels and limit switches